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Phil Martelli Jr. was able to see the euphoria of reaching the NCAA Tournament through his son, Philip, on Sunday.

So did the millions who watched the championship game in the Atlantic-10 tournament. They saw the 4-year-old stand in the aisle behind the St. Joseph's bench, wearing a coat and tie, along with a greaseboard to scrawl on, just like his grandfather, Phil Martelli Sr., a few feet away on the Hawks' bench.

Young Phil also was seen imitating his grandfather's hand gestures and mannerisms during St. Joe's 65-61 win over VCU. The commentators were fawning all over the son of Martelli Jr., ...